I grew up in Whippany, New Jersey, the son of a county political appointee who instilled in me a fascination with politics, as well as some cynicism, at an early age. At Vassar College, I majored in English/Creative Writing; I also studied French postwar history in classes and independent studies. I received English departmental honors and a mark of distinction for my work on the effects of 1968 on French intellectuals. At the Graduate Faculty of New School University, I received a Master's degree in Liberal Studies, a cultural studies program, where I focused on the intersection of art and politics in, for example, the writing of Danilo Kiš and the painting of Kazimir Malevich. My MA thesis (available upon request) was entitled: Our Triumph, Our Consolation: The World Trade Center as Utopia and Dystopia in Late Modern American Architecture.

I have self-published fanzines for over a decade, and I contribute regularly to Maximum Rocknroll. I'm also a cofounder of the Fanzine Underground Committee on Knowledge. My day job is editor of a medical journal. An example of my writing in that capacity is here.

I currently live in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, near the site of the proposed Nets arena and high-rise complex, which has allowed me to view the intersection of economics, politics, and art-in this case, architecture-in a personal way, with tangible effects on my own life.